Curious Facts From Around the World and Nearby
A collage of oddities includes a Charlestown man asserting a flat earth, a Rome dome spectacle with hundreds of workers, and a Columbia River steamer master. Reports cover a Fitchville boy training six sheep, the Paris Exposition’s 1400 foot palace, coastal California nuisances, color symbolic beliefs, a York chair sprouting sprouts, and odd math results. Other notes recall Judge Gaston’s lifelong jumps, Amanda Long Island’s dogfish longevity, Sparta Georgia memory feats, Independence California beekeeping, a Yorkshire hen hatching two joined chicks, and a Montgomery New York colt that rings the farm bell at precise times.
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St. Peter's
Rome
Columbia River
Oregon
Fitchsille
Conn
New South Wales
Sydney Burdekin
China
Ethiopia
Turkey
Egypt
York
J. H. Gaston
Merriweather
Amanda
Long Island
N_Y
J. E. Vardeman
Sparta
Independence
Inyo County
Cal
Eckington
Yorkshire
England
Montgomery
N. Y
Experiment in Fish Culture in the Potomac River
The article describes hatching young shad in a Washington pond, carefully tending them through their early life. The fish prosper, migrate to the sea in fall, and return hoping to enrich fishermen with high quality shad as selective breeding continues. It notes value of early spring adults and potential for extra quality shad in the Potomac River.
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Washington
Potomac
Fish Commission
Popular Science
Humorous Plant Discovered With Laughing Effect
A whimsical plant is described as producing laughter when seeds are consumed. The seeds are black and bean-sized, with peanuts offering a sweet flavor resembling opium and a repellent odor. Small doses cause giddy, noisy behavior then an hour of sleep or unconsciousness. London-Globe report notes continued excitement.
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London-Gourt Dur
Cold Comfort in an Illustrated Pome
A fragment from an illustrated poem hints at themes of hardship and solace. The text presents a briefly glimpsed scene with sparse imagery, suggesting a wintery or austere mood and a focus on emotional weather.
How to Make Friends Says Talmage in Spiritual Lecture
Reverend Dr. Talmage argues that friendship is a divine art and duty. He urges readers to cultivate ardent friendship by being friendly first, to resist gossip, envy, and cynicism, and to seek God’s help as the ultimate friend through Christ. He uses biblical references and historical anecdotes to illustrate enduring, Christ-centered fellowship.
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Solomon
Isaiah
Adank
Rose
Christ
Palestine
LE Dio
Phare
Judas
Cerberus
Dow
Hell
Disraeli
Manfred
Hia Ben
Durham
Fian
Jennér
Columbus
Martin Luther
Ebeent
Midant
Gail Xo
Ezekiel
Jeremiah
Xuyia
Herabis
Laut Seneself
Maurier
Yoon
Cod
God
Vantry
Earth
Heaven
Jonathan Edwards
Jesus of Nazareth
Caere
David
Jonathan
Paul
Onesiphorus
Herder-and-Goethe
Goldsmith
Reynolds
Beaumont and Fletcher
Cowley and
Harvey
Erasmus
Thorns
Lessing
Welssohn
Lady Churchil
Prinzess Anne
Orestes and
Prylads
Epacinondas
Ana
Jesus
James Marehall
California
Sur Ton
Temperance Judas Kiss Poem by Agnes Mitchell Chicago News
A dramatic poem warns of the corrupting lure of wine and its harm to a mother waiting for her own child. The speaker urges shattering the decanter and ending intoxication as a danger to families and society. The piece blends biblical imagery with a temperance message and laments a mother’s loss to alcohol.
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Reid
Judas
Agnes 4. Mitchell
Chicago News
Turkish Ladies Fight to Show Faces Amid Veil Reform
A New York Gravite feature argues Turkish women push back against the yashmak as feminine finery drives moral reform. It notes women discard veils, the police fines, and Sultanate strictures while emphasizing rising female social status from spending shifts.
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Ptt Ti
Cama Rigas
Wittt
Porkey
New York
Drunkards Dyspepsia and Alcohol's Harmful Effects Explored
The article cites Dr. Oswald and v Graham on indigestion from alcohol and outlines how chronic drinkers develop stomach inflammation, vascular engorgement, ulcers, and liver changes. It notes liver enlargement, fatty degeneration, and potential lung tissue damage from tubercles as consequences of heavy drinking.
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Oswald
V. Graham
Calumba College
New York
Trore
Saloon System's Education and Temperance Notes
The Milwaukee Sentinel discusses how saloons strain public funds for police, courts, jails, and charities while denying school building expansion. It cites flood damage near Johnstown, temperance lectures, industrial schools, and critiques of liquor’s social impact with sensational anecdotes and calls for reform.
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The
Milwaukee Sentinel
Gotham Mendicant's Tricks Exposed on Fifth Avenue
Two men observe a shabby beggar who pretends to eat a crust found in water. He discards it on paper then reclaims it as if begging. The scene ends with the observers remarking on the beggar's practiced ruses and the cleverness of street con artists.
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Sheik el-Islam
Fifth Avenue
Rascal
Luene
New Sensitive Flame Burner Extinguished by Loud Noise
A Fourth of July Episode English film unveils a sensitive flame burner that can be extinguished entirely by a loud noise. The device reacts instantly to sound, allowing quick suppression. This breakthrough may impact safety demonstrations and fire prevention contexts.
Census Wariness and Scope of the Eleventh Census
A lengthy Washington attic collection shows original census returns from 1790 to 1880 and outlines the grand scope of the eleventh census. It details manpower, districting, and schedules including population, mortality, veterans, and indicators of wealth or disability, with estimates of 40 000 enumerators and a $6.4 million cost before completion in 1890.
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Interior Department
Washington
Individus
United States
Russia
China
Congress
New York
Almg
Porter
York
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the Register
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Charlestown
DR. Talmage
Brooklyn Divine
Uel
Talier
Scotland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Atlantic
Perdition
Sultan Ali
Constantinople
Temperance News
Frances E. Willard
Oklahoma
Johnstown
Tennessee W. C. T. U
George Woodford
Black Hills
Yhanhape
D. C
Kate Field
Seattle
Meee
P. S. Hanson
D. D
Dr. Booth
Henry Miller
Gotham Mendicant
Billy
Coon
Caroline King
Abe
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